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Plate IID Imitations: Top: Ancient beads-amazonite, lapis; chalcedony, carnelian, rock crystal; onyx, agate (photo: S. Mays). Bottom: Ancient Egyptian glass and faience simulations, and real Afghan lapis (right). Plate IIIA Imitations: Top: Ancient Egyptian amazonite beads (right) and their faience copies; longest is 1.8 cm. Bottom: Ancient Egyptian faience copies (upper row) versus their stone prototypes ( except for Egyptian glass bead substituting for real turquoise). Plate IIIB Imitations: Top: Bead of fossil dinosaur bone (left) versus possible Chinese glass copy, both from Indonesia. Bottom: Unusual dZi bead simulations-plastic with metal core, polymer clay, painted aluminium (5.2 cm long) (Art Expo, J. Janes, A. Keeper). Plate IIIC Imitations: Top: Chinese balustrade bead versus porcelain copy with glaze veins (courtesy: Leekan Designs). Bottom: Contemporary Chinese jadeite pendant, dyed walrus tusk links and pi, and glass pi and cabochon ( courtesy: M. Liu). Plate IIID Imitations: Top: Chinese carnelian simulations in glass: a drawn cane bead and two panel beads, ca. 1.5 cm long (courtesy: E.J. Harris). Bottom: Chinese glass archers' rings simulating jadeite, other hardstones, and tortoise shell (courtesy: J.L. Malter). Plate IVA Imitations: Top: Real malachite beads (right) versus Japanese glass copies (J. Callender). Bottom: Silicon rubber copies of agate beads (left); agate beads and molded Czech glass imitations; and ancient chalcedony beads (right) (A. Maurice Imports). Plate IVB Imitations: Top: Granite beads from Mali, mixed with European and African-made copies (courtesy: Picard Collection). Bottom: Czech molded-glass pendant (left) versus possible Indian carnelian prototype (courtesy: R. Okrent, R. Pecker). Plate IVC Imitations: Top: Faceted carnelian bead from Germany (upper left) and Indian carnelian beads (lower left) and their Czech glass counterparts (L. Wataghani). Bottom: Czech molded-glass drop pendants (top) versus dyed-agate ones from Germany (S.M. Cohn). Plate IVD Imitations: Top: Replicas of long bicone beads made in India, versus an ancient specimen ( 6. 7 cm long) in the center ( courtesy: J.M. Kenoyer and J. Lafortune). Bottom: Polymer simulations of jade, lapis, turquoise, coral, and other hardstone by Tory Hughes.
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